The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-10
HO ME TALEN II.
Fine Exhibit of the Ravenna Art
school.

Fine Exhibit of the RaVenna Art
Saturdays exhibition in Professor
Thyng's studio was worthy of notice,
being the work of some seventeen
pupils taking only one lesson week
during the school year. The high tone
carried throughout the several pictures
of merit is particularly striking, color,
light and shade are so beautifully pro,
portioned as to create surprise that
only amateurs can work 80 well.
The collection comprises oil paint.
ings of landscape, flower and fruit
pieces, charcoal drawings. heads, and
copies of French studies-always con.
ceded to be the finest TO work from
water color drawings, pastel and tapes
try, the latter under the direction of
Miss Rary Foster, who has assisted
Prof. Thyng In his stndio here and
who is now the assistant in Akron,
having been under his instruction
during his residence among us, over
three years. She evinces marked abil.
ity as instructor in the difficult branch.
es, and changing FROM one rupil to
another many times during lessons Is
not easy. Miss Foster has on exhibi.
ton basket of roses, in pastel, in the
first room, accompanying the charm.
iag Marblehead, which no one can
afford to miss the blending of color,
the variety chosen for copy, the bssk ct
plain splint one, but all so neatly
and beautifully arranged, taken direct
from nature, bespeak in the artist rare
| talent.
| Mrs. Carrie Reed has q beautiful
landscape" " On the Amonoosuc," done
last year, which for coloring and exc
cution excels any in previous exhibi.
tioDs. She has made rapid progress,
becoming foremost in the class, the
excellence of her work being truly ad-
mirable.
Mrs. Comstock has seven pictures on
exhibition, landscape, in the Cats
kills, charming piece of work; ap-
pies and peaches from nature, oranges
from copy, ducks, and panels OF land
and water views, all well done.
Mrs. Murfey has an afternoon tea,
delicate in design as the title would
imply, done in oils and exquisitely
carried out in tone. color and:framing.
She also has magnolia blossoms, on q
plaque, beautiful in creamy richness.
The Misses COolman-Bertha con.
tributes collection of pink roses done
in real artistic splashes, and vase OF
ljonquils as delicate as the odor of the
flower in springtime. the dreamy gray
of the background betokens the dawn
of summer, when the jonquil rises to
gladden. our Easter morn. Blanche
has herculean fruit piece, done fol
the delectation of Jupiter, one might
think from the size, but is redeemed
by the excellent character of the paint.
ing. 1t is copy from a French study
and 80 far we have no better model.
for oils. She has beautiful virw, "Or
the Delaware" hanging against tn,
chimney, which brings to mind tn,
charming days in midsummer wher
shad fishing is over, the tide is out ans
all about quietly sleeping.
Miss Gilbert has basket of cherries
beautiful in execution; a bunch o
laurel blossoms, delicate and pretty,
/ landscape, Echo Lake, in the Yosem
: ite," Miss Gilbert Is newly tiedge'
shadow;ere the substance fades" Sh
E paints beautifully.
3 Mrs. Beebe, with her usual persist
. ence In snrmounting difficulties, ha
essayed upon heads, and while she ha
: n 1t carried her art to the skies, ha
= succeeded IN bringing the spgels.dowl
tes here II air Jshn Rsssshst-se len